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Pastor and Son Murdered in Central African Republic

2/9/2014

Please read Pastor and Son Killed As CAR Violence Continues, by World Watch Monitor, at Charisma News.

"A pastor and his son are among the latest casualties of violence in the Central African Republic, which continues despite the recent appointment of Catherine Samba-Panza as interim president.

"The Rev. Pierre-Séverin Kongbo, 52, his son Dieubéni were killed on Jan. 28 by former members of the disbanded Séléka group in the Bégoua church compound in northern Bangui, the capital..."

"...His wife told World Watch Monitor that rebels had visited their home two weeks before, asking for her husband. She told them the pastor was not at home and gave them all the money she had at the house (10,000 CFA or approx. $21).

"On Jan. 28, the rebels returned, shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“God is great”), before shooting the pastor and his oldest son."

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